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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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